Ilona Rose House

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Ilona Rose House by MATT Architecture, 2022
Charing Cross Road / Manette Street
London, May 2023

“Ilona Rose House is mixed-use redevelopment of the old Foyle’s Bookshop site on Charing Cross Road in Soho, London W1. The scheme will comprise basements, ground floor and part eight upper storeys plus rooftop plant with frontages to Charing Cross Road and Manette Street. The buildings will contain offices, retail, restaurants, art gallery/art education use, nightclub and eight apartments. There will be a new public realm and pedestrian route through the site from Manette Street to Greek Street. The Grade II listed 14 Greek Street will be fully restored. It will act as a stand-alone building at the entrance to scheme. Portland House at 12-13 Greek Streetwas rebuilt with the facade retained. The building now contains eight apartments.” (Ilona Rose House, Buildington)

Cantoria

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Detail of the Choir gallery by Mattia de' Rossi
Santa Maria della Vittoria (Our Lady of Victory)
Via Venti Settembre
Rome, May 2019

“The choir gallery is by Mattia de' Rossi, who worked with Bernini. Notice the angels holding it aloft, and also the angels supporting the cornice and vault.” (Churches of Rome, Chris Nyborg)

Plaza de la Alianza

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Plaza de la Alianza
Santa Cruz, Casco Antiguo
Seville, September 2023

“Santa Cruz, is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city. Santa Cruz is bordered by the Jardines de Murillo, the Real Alcázar, Calle Mateos Gago, and Calle Santa María La Blanca/San José. The neighbourhood is the location of many of Seville's oldest churches and is home to the Cathedral of Seville, including the converted minaret of the old Moorish mosque Giralda.” (Santa Cruz, Wikipedia)